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University Obituaries for 2011

Below is a list of employees and retirees who passed away in 2011 as reported to Duke Human Resources.

December

Coma W. Ray, who worked at Duke from 1981 to 1993 in Central PDC, died December 22, 2011.

Mary Sneed, who worked at Duke from 1957 to 1977 in Hanes House, died November 29, 2011.

Sarah A. Ivey, who worked at Duke from 1977 to 1993 in OB/GYN, died December 4, 2011.

Rita W. Davidson, who worked at Duke from 1985 to 2011 in the Heart Center Financial department, died December 26, 2011.

William Ennis, Jr., who worked at Duke from 1997 to 2009 in MC E&O Maintenance, died November 30, 2011.

Mary W. Smith, who worked at Duke from 1980 to 2005 in DUHS Environmental Services, died November 29, 2011.

Edith G. Hall, who worked at Duke from 1951 to 1998 in the GYN Specialties Division, died December 3, 2011.

Jean Ausley, who worked at Duke from 1956 to 2001 in Accounts Receivable, died November 26, 2011.

Sarah Mundy, who worked at Duke from 1986 to 1997 in the Employment Office, died October 30, 2011.

Joseph T. White, who worked at Duke from 1970 to 1986 in the Medical Center Maintenance Department, died November 10, 2011.

Donald Royster, who worked at Duke from 1975 to 2007 in Central Lab Support Services, died December 26, 2011.

Edward D. Light, who worked at Duke since 1989 in Biomedical Engineering Department Operations, died December 16, 2011.

November

Shirley Brinkley, who worked at Duke from 1982 to 2011 in Accounts Receivable, died November 27, 2011.

Minnie G. Jones, who worked at Duke from 1979 to 2001 in General Student Activity Agency, died November 19, 2011.

Asuncion Cruz, who worked at Duke from 1976 to 1994 in Patient Nutritional Food, died September 16, 2011.

Fannie B. Johnson, who worked at Duke from 1960 to 1989 in W. C. Cafeteria, died October 25, 2011.

Mary Burton, who worked at Duke from 1973 to 2004 in Labor/Delivery/Recovery, died March 15, 2011.

Bettie Hall-Boring, who worked at Duke from 1990 to 2004 in DRH Ed, died June 1, 2010.

Ted A. Hester, who worked at Duke from 1963 to 1993 in Eng & Operations, died September 27, 2011.

John Jones, who worked at Duke from 1974 to 1981 in the Circulation Department, died May 28, 2011.

Luna Woods, who worked at Duke from 1949 to 1993 in the Surgery department, died July 13, 2011.

Mabel Hewitt, who wored at Duke from 1978 to 1993 in the Tel Com department, died September 4, 2011.

Earlene Norris, who worked at Duke from 1964 to 1985 in the Business Office, died September 23, 2011.

Lucile Capps, who worked at Duke from 1983 to 1989 in the Business Office, died October 9, 2011.

Margaret Rowell, who worked at Duke from 1981 to 1996 in Housekeeping - West Campus, died September 29, 2011.

Mary E. Justice, who worked at Duke from 1962 to 1997 in Housekeeping, died October 19, 2011.

Valerie L. Corsaro, who worked at Duke since July 2011 in Surgical Unit 4100, died November 3, 2011.

Nancy G. Vaupel, who worked at Duke since 2005 in the Population, Policy & Aging Research Center, died November 11, 2011.

Catherine Smith, who worked at Duke since 1977 in DHTS Application Development, died November 18, 2011.

October

Brenda Sawyer, who worked at Duke from 1981 to 2011 in Information Systems at DRH, died October 5, 2011.

Mildred McAdoo, who worked at Duke from 1967 to 1995 in Medical Center Housekeeping, died October 16, 2011.

Barry Castle, who worked at Duke from 1986 to 2009 in Hyperbaric Service, died September 25, 2011.

Mary M. Scott, who worked at Duke from 1970 to 1990 in House Staff, died October 26, 2011.

Michael Henson, who worked at Duke from 1977 to 2007 in Inpatient/Surgical Reservations, died August 18, 2011.

Michael B. McCray, who worked at Duke since 1978 in Athletics Groundskeeping, died October 9, 2011.

Violet S. Thorpe, who worked at Duke since 2003 in Pediatrics, died October 20, 2011.

Patricia Couch, who worked at Duke since 1995 in Housekeeping, died October 1, 2011.

Evelyn Daniels, who worked at Duke since 1977 in Laundry, died October 28, 2011.

September

Glossie McClamb, who worked at Duke from 1968 to 1990 in Nursing, died July 15, 2011.

Shirley Alston, who worked at Duke from 1973 to 1995 in Anesthesia, died September 18, 2011.

Elsie Brown, who worked at Duke from 1961 to 1988 in Duke University Stores, died July 25, 2011.

Sylvia Myers, who worked at Duke from 1991 to 2006 on 6300, died August 29, 2011.

Phillip Kirkland, who worked at Duke from 1993 to 2009 in Duke Postal Operations, died August 29, 2011.

Vivian A. Robinson, who worked at Duke since 1990 in Housekeeping, died September 11, 2011.

Elise J. Cole, who worked at Duke since 1988 in Speech and Audiology, died September 21, 2011.

August

William Foster, who worked at Duke from 1989 to 2000 in Environmental Services, died August 26, 2011.

Edith Pittman, who worked at Duke from 1969 to 1983 in Pediatrics, died May 25, 2011.

Bess Raper, who worked at Duke from 1959 to 1975 in  the Surgical PDC, died August 11, 2011.

Maudlene Thompson, who worked at Duke from 1969 to 1980 in the Business Office, died August 13, 2011.

Chapel Hamlin, who worked at Duke from 1958 to 1990 in Highland Hospital, died July 15, 2011.

Dorothy Everett, who worked at Duke from 1977 to 2002 in Materials Management, died July 30, 2011.

Ruth Bullock, who worked at Duke from 1980 to 2000 in Housekeeping, died May 19, 2011.

Annie Roberts, who worked at Duke from 1967 to 1989 in the Medical PDC, died July 27, 2011.

Tamara A. Overcash, a Presidential Award winner who worked at Duke since 2006 in University Development, died August 8, 2011.

Christian R. Raetz, who worked at Duke since 1993 in Biochemistry, died August 16, 2011.

Gregg Einwachter, who worked at Duke since 2001 in Billing and Collections, died August 14, 2011.

July

Frances D. Parrish, who worked at Duke from 1963 to 1990 in the Divinity School, died May 30, 2011.

Sandra J. Melvin, who worked at Duke from 1969 to 1980 in MB, died May 17, 2011.

Kathy C. Powell, who worked at Duke from 1974 to 1998 in the Outpatient Business Office, died July 10, 2011.

Alberta Harris, who worked at Duke from 1962 to 1981 in the Operating Rooms, died July 4, 2011.

Mary C. Clark, who worked at Duke from 1971 to 1989 in OB Unit N-5700, died July 12, 2011.

Christine Isler, who worked at Duke from 1968 to 1994 in Personnel Food Service, died June 20, 2011.

Janie M. Edwards, who worked at Duke from 1956 to 1986 in Laundry Services, died June 28, 2011.

Robert L. Hoggard, who worked at Duke from 1968 to 1997 in Groundskeeping, died July 28, 2011.

Wanda M. Evans, who worked at Duke since 1989 in the Children's Health Center, died July 29, 2011.

June

Betsy R. Norris, who worked at Duke from 1966 to 2008 in High Volume Testing, died June 4, 2011.

Grover Fowler, Jr, who worked at Duke from 1973 to 1989 in Anesthesiology, died June 6, 2011.

Anne Durden, who worked at Duke from 1964 to 1989 for Duke Press, died June 10, 2011.

Dewitt Cash, who worked at Duke from 1954 to 1993 in Groundskeeping, died May 17, 2011.

Onzelle Riley, who worked at Duke from 1950 to 1989 in the OB/GYN Clinic, died May 15, 2011.

Robert E. Burgess, who worked at Duke from 1979 to 1994 in the Division of Cardiology, died June 6, 2011.

Clyde Daugherty, who worked at Duke from 1957 to 1977 in the Sea Level department, died June 27, 2011.

May

Eugenia Suggs, who worked at Duke from 1950 to 1987 in Billing/Collections, died on Feb. 22, 2011.

Bernice Lupton, who worked at Duke from 1964 to 2005 in the Rankin Clinical Research Unit, died on March 2, 2011.

Jessie Newsome, who worked from 1963 to 1984 in Community Health Services, died on March 31, 2011.

Anita Caldwell, who worked at Duke from 1958 to 1973 in Pediatrics, died on April 24, 2011.

Catherine Anderson, who worked at Duke from 1973 to 2006 in Economics, died on April 24, 2011.

Elaine Suhr, who worked at Duke in the Division of General Medicine from 1977 to 1998, died on April 25, 2011.

Willie T. Mckellar, Jr., who worked at Duke in Visit Preparation from 1966 to 1998, died on May 7, 2011.

Sadie M. Avery, who worked at Duke in Radiology from 1961 to 1994, died on May 12, 2011.  

Frances H. Rogers, who worked at Duke in the Division of Cardiology from 1951 to 1995, died on May 13, 2011.

Janie O. Bagley, who worked at Duke in Medical Records from May 1969 to May 1989, died on May 17, 2011.

Richard I. Walker, who worked at Duke from 1974 to 2008 in Central Production, died on May 23, 2011.

Ida Lockaby, who worked at Duke from 1966 to 1988 in Medical Units Support Services, died on May 29, 2011.

April

Anne E. Jenkins, who worked at Duke from 1990 to 1998 in Fuqua General Admissions, died on Dec. 26, 2010.  

Carolyn K. Owens, who worked at Duke from 1972 to 1995 in Patient Nutritional Food, died on March 26. 

Earl Massey, who worked at Duke from 1985 to 2009 in DUHS Environmental Services, died on April 3.   

Iva J. Bowe, who worked at Duke from 1972 to 1992 in the Office of the Registrar, died on April 5.   

Mary Beth Toms, who worked at Duke from 1945 to 1981 in the Department of Surgery, died on April 8. 

Dorothy K. Heatherington, who worked at Duke from 1977 to 1993 in the Department of Surgery, died on April 9. 

Minnie Brandon, who worked at Duke from 1974 to 1998 in Patient Nutritional Food, died on April 9. 

Louise H. Smith, who worked at Duke from 1979 to 2000 in the Division of Microbiology, died on April 9. 

Kate Watson, who worked at Duke from 1967 to 1992 in Duke Hospital’s 8100 medical unit, died on April 9.   

Essie R. Umstead, who worked at Duke from 1955 to 1992 in DS-Personnel, died on April 12.    

Gail Bond-David,  who worked in as a clinical nurse II with Life Flight, died on April 12. She began working at Duke in 2003. 

Betty J. Scott, who worked at Duke from 1977 to 2004 in Duke Children’s Hospital, died on April 17.    

Jack Shivers, who worked at Duke from 1974 to 2003 in the Telecommunications/Video Communications department, died on April 22.

March

Cornelious Sharpe, who worked at Duke from 1954 to 1981, died on Jan. 19.  

Bernice S. Womble, who worked in the Pediatrics Unit from 1958 to 1989, died on Feb. 13.  

Carol Lennon, who worked in the Department of Medicine from 1960 to 1981, died on Feb. 18. Gerladine Fisher, who worked in the Department of Surgery from 1966 to 1990, died on Feb. 25.  

Doris C. Elliott, who worked in the Rankin Clinical Research Unit from 1969 to 1996, died on Feb. 27.  

Joan Forgione, who worked in the Operating Room at Duke Raleigh Hospital from 1994 to 2003, died on March 2.  

Margaret Wilson, who worked for the Blood Bank from 1953 to 1981, died on March 3.  

Deborah Sutaria, who worked as a clinical nurse II, died March 8. Sutaria began working at Duke in October 1989.  

Mozella Lucas, who worked in Perianesthesia from 1970 to 2002, died on March 11.  

Linda F. Jackson, who worked as a staff specialist, died on March 16. She began working at Duke in October 1976. 

Linda Raynor, who worked as a data clerk II, died on March 23. She began working at Duke in September 1990.  

Alice Felton, who worked in the Medical Center Housekeeping from 1958 to 1985, died on March 23.  

Bennie R. Duncan Jr., who worked as a master electrician, died on March 23. He began working at Duke in August 1990.  

Kathryn B. Ashley, who worked as a staff assistant, died on March 24. She began working at Duke in April 1976. 

Timothy N. Oliver, who worked as a associate research professor, died on March 24. He began working at Duke in December 2002.  

Ann S. Tunstall, who worked in the Math Department from 1967 to 1997, died on March 24.  

Nashanda H. Singletary, who worked as a service work I, died on March 25. Singletary began working at Duke in January 2004.

 

February

Zella Pitzer, who worked at Duke in the Operating Room from 1969 to 1986, died on Jan. 18.  

David Bunting, who worked at Duke from 1971 to 1989 at the Duke Marine Lab, died on Feb. 1.  

Beverly W. Arico, who worked at Duke from 1976 to 1992 in the Division of Neurosurgery, died on Feb. 18. 

Kathleen Newman, who worked at Duke from 1976 to 1996 in Environmental Services in the Medical Center, died on Jan. 9.  

Alice Downey, who worked at Duke from 1968 to 1984 in Environmental Services at Duke Hospital, died on Jan. 30. 

Louise A. Kaufman, who worked at Duke from 1948 to 1990, died on Jan. 15 

Jeanne H. Childress, who worked at Duke from 1975 to 1997 in Pathology, died on Feb. 1. 

Jerry Jones, who began working in Duke Hospital in 2003, died on Feb. 2. 

Shirley L. Edmond, who worked at Duke in the Faculty Budget System, died on Feb. 13. She began working at Duke in 1987. 

Donald Overman, who worked with Duke Raleigh Security from 2006 to 2010, died on Feb. 17.

 

January

Eckerd Kenion, who worked on East Campus from 1975 to 2008, died Jan. 2.

Aristide J. Gardette, who worked at the Courier DUHS Clinical Labs since 2009, died Jan. 3.

Maxine Harvey, who worked at Duke from 1970 to 1988, died Jan. 4.

Theodore Headen, who worked at Sterile Processing 1949 to 1994, died Jan. 10.

Bruce Holt, who worked at Duke since 2004, died Jan. 12.

Reynolds Price, who was a James B. Duke Professor of English since 1958, died Jan. 20.

Robert W. Jackson, who worked at Duke since 1984, died Jan. 22.

Lula McKnight, who worked at the Library Affairs office at Duke Law from 1981 to 2006, died Jan. 24.